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UAE Cabinet Resolution·Cabinet Resolution No. (54) of 2018

قرار مجلس الوزراء بشأن مواصفات قياسية إلزامية التطبيق في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة

Authoritative Arabic version per the official UAE Legislation portal

Issued Date
November 14, 2018
Effective from
November 30, 2018
Articles
4
Last synced
Aug 31, 2026

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Establishes mandatory standard specifications for products and services in the United Arab Emirates to ensure quality, safety, and consumer protection across al…

Synced from the official UAE Legislation portal · Plain-language summary by the LEXAI editorial team

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    Article 1

    Article (1) The (3) standard specifications for the oil and gas sector, whose numbers, titles, and types are shown in Schedule No. (1) attached to this Resolution, shall be deemed mandatory standard specifications in the United Arab Emirates.

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    Article 2

    Article (2) The amendment to the mandatory standard specification, whose number, title, and type are shown in Schedule No. (2) attached to this Resolution, is hereby approved.

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    Article 3

    Article (3) All concerned authorities shall regularize their status in accordance with the provisions of this Resolution within (180) one hundred and eighty days from the date of its entry into force.

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    Article 4

    Article (4) This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force on the day following the date of its publication. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister Issued by us: On: 6 Rabi' al-Awwal 1440 A.H. Corresponding to: 14 November 2018 A.D.

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2018 Regarding the Mandatory Standard Specifications in the United Arab Emirates 3 Schedules Attached to Cabinet Resolution No. (54) of 2018 Regarding the Mandatory Standard Specifications in the United Arab Emirates Schedule (1) Mandatory Emirates Standard Specifications No. Specification No. Title in Arabic Title in English Type Status Sector 1 UAE.S 5023:2018 الديزل الحيوي Biodiesel Mandatory New Oil and Gas 2 UAE.S ISO 16924: 2018 وقود تعبئة محطات الغاز الطبيعي – محطات بالغاز املركبات تعبئة الطبيعي املسال Natural gas fuelling stations - LNG stations for fuelling vehicles Mandatory New Oil and Gas 3 UAE.S ISO 16923: 2018 وقود تعبئة محطات الغاز الطبيعي – محطات بالغاز املركبات تزويد الطبيعي املضغوط Natural gas fuelling stations - CNG stations for fuelling vehicles Mandatory Updated - Supersedes and Repeals Standard Specification No. UAE.S 5006: 2007 Oil and Gas Schedule (2) Amended Mandatory Standard Specification Specification No. Title in Arabic Title in English Amendment to the Specification Sector UAE.S 477: 2013 الديزل (زيت الغاز) Diesel (Gas Oil) The electrical conductivity in (Schedule 1 of the specification) is amended from the level of 150 pS/m to the level of 50 pS/m (minimum) at the final point of product receipt. Oil and Gas

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